Pseudonympha machacha
Pseudonympha machacha, the Machacha brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, mainly in Lesotho, but also in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
| Pseudonympha machacha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonympha |
| Species: | P. machacha |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudonympha machacha | |
The wingspan is 34–35 mm for males and 32–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to February. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References
- Cockburn, K.N.A. 2020. Pseudonympha machacha (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161327309A175067642. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161327309A175067642.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.
- "Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1857" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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